Amazon Top 50 - July 5, 2019

Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday morning. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.  (Note: All Kindle Unlimited, FreeTime Unlimited, comiXology Unlimited, & Prime Reading books are removed from the chart.) 

1 (N). The Walking Dead #193 (Kindle)
2 (+2). The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited! *
3 (N). The Walking Dead #193 (print)
4 (N). The Walking Dead Compendium Four *
5 (R). The Walking Dead Volume 32: Rest in Peace *
6 (-5). Marvel Encyclopedia, New Edition
7 (R). The Walking Dead Volume 31: The Rotten Core
8 (R). A Fire Story
9 (-6). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
10 (+9). Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 2 *
11 (R). The Walking Dead #192 (Kindle)
12 (+2). Why My Cat Is More Impressive Than Your Baby
13 (-8). My Hero Academia, Vol. 19
14 (-8). The Odd 1s Out
15 (R). Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 1
16 (+23). The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 5 *
17 (-5). Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 1
18 (N). MAD About Trump: A Brilliant Look at Our Brainless President
19 (R). The Walking Dead #191 (Kindle)
20 (-). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
21 (R). The Walking Dead Volume 30: New World Order
22 (R). The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel
23 (+12). The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins
24 (-7). My Hero Academia, Vol. 18
25 (N). DCeased #3 (Kindle)
26 (-19). I'm NOT just a Scribble...
27 (R). March: Book One
28 (-9). They Called Us Enemy *
29 (+3). Uzumaki (3-in-1, Deluxe Edition)
30 (+1). The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: Apocalypse Suite
31 (R). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
32 (N). The Walking Dead Book 16
33 (R). The Walking Dead: Compendium One
34 (-25). American Born Chinese
35 (R). The Walking Dead #190 (Kindle)
36 (N). Spider-Man Noir: The Complete Collection
37 (R). The Walking Dead #189 (Kindle)
38 (N). Stephen McCranie's Space Boy Volume 4 *
39 (+8). My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Vol. 5
40 (-25). My Hero Academia, Vol. 1
41 (-16). Saga Book Three
42 (-19). Infinity Gauntlet
43 (R). The Walking Dead #188 (Kindle)
44 (R). The Walking Dead: Compendium Three
45 (-5). My Hero Academia, Vol. 17
46 (N). Batman: Gotham by Gaslight #1 (Kindle)
47 (N). Black Clover, Vol. 16
48 (R). The Walking Dead Volume 29: Lines We Cross
49 (-21). Watchmen
50 (-17). My Hero Academia, Vol. 2

Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

Items with dollar signs ($) were part of a deeply discounted Kindle sale this week
N = New listing appearing on list for first time 
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks

Commentary: 

• With the release of the surprise final issue of The Walking Dead this week, we get a huge resurgence in interest for the comic (which didn't have any entires on the chart last week!), which takes up four of the top five spots, and fifteen of the top fifty.
• Leading the Walking Dead charge is the Kindle edition of the final issue, with the print edition in the third slot (which is impressive, since the print edition is only available from third party sellers as a very steep mark-up). A few other debuts as well, mainly pre-orders for the upcoming trade collection, hardcover collection, and Compendium.
• It wasn't all Walking Dead this week though, as several other comics debuted as well, led by the two-year-old MAD About Trump collection (with interest no doubt driven by the announcement of the end of non-reprint editions of MAD Magazine).
• Other debuts this week include Spider-Man Noir: The Complete Collection; Stephen McCranie's Space Boy Volume 4; Black Clover, Vol. 16; and Kindle editions of DCeased #3 and the sale-priced Batman: Gotham by Gaslight #1.
• The first Sandman also returns to the chart this week, with interest driven by the announcement of an upcoming Netflix series.